"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

AI Scouting Report: AI Agents -vs- Agentic AI, from Imagine AI Live


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This episode features Nathan's talk from Imagine AI Live, where he provides business leaders with a comprehensive overview of AI agents and agentic AI systems. He covers the evolution from simple task automation to more autonomous AI systems, delivers a practical roadmap for implementing AI agents in business while maintaining quality standards, and addresses concerning developments like reward hacking and scheming in frontier AI systems. The presentation balances accessible explanations for varying AI knowledge levels with rigorous grounding in current research and real-world applications. Nathan also discusses the "Eureka moments" these systems can deliver and provides frameworks for understanding the rapidly evolving landscape of AI agent capabilities.


Link to the slide deck presented by Nathan : https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IpHitlG-6zHBd7hiWsbKpnprApVt3_2XHua3fG9n-Vw/edit?usp=sharing


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Sponsor: Google Gemini

(00:31) About the Episode

(03:36) Introduction and Speaker Background

(05:06) What is Intelligence?

(07:06) Defining AI Agents

(09:36) Structured AI Workflows

(13:06) Autonomous Agent Examples (Part 1)

(15:15) Sponsors: Google Gemini | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

(16:54) Autonomous Agent Examples (Part 2)

(17:19) Agent Taxonomy Framework

(19:49) Current AI Capabilities

(22:19) Reinforcement Learning Revolution

(25:49) Reward Hacking Problems

(28:19) AI Safety Concerns

(29:49) Business Recommendations

(37:35) Sponsor: The AGNTCY

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